Video Lesson Lesson
What is AI, and Can We Trust it?
(KS2)
What Is AI – and Can We Trust It? | KS2 Internet Safety Video Lesson
Suitable for KS2 | Duration: 15–20 minutes | Press-and-play classroom lesson
In this engaging lesson, James from OpenView Education introduces pupils to the world of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and helps them build essential critical thinking skills for staying safe and informed online.
Pupils are encouraged to pause, discuss, vote, and reflect throughout the session, making it ideal for both whole-class learning and small-group work.
By the end of the lesson, children will understand how to question what they see, recognise when something may have been altered by AI, and know when to check with a trusted adult.
The lesson finishes with a fun creative task where pupils design their own Critical Thinking poster, reinforcing the key digital skills they’ve learned.
Part of OpenView Education’s Digital Skills for Life programme.
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- Lesson Duration Including Discussion & Activities: 45- 60 minutes
Learning Outcomes
Through interactive activities, real-vs-AI image challenges, and a short AI-generated video scene, pupils learn:
- What AI is and how it works
- How machine learning learns from examples
- How to spot content that may have been created or changed by AI
- Why not everything we see online can be trusted at first glance
- Practical steps for checking if something is real
- How filters and AI-editing tools can change how people look in photos and videos